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Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 12116
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 12:04 pm: | 
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Hippieman556
New member
Username: Hippieman556
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 9:58 am: |
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i got a handheld cb radio at radio shack and i want to know if i got a whip antenna would it come in better and how well will itwork to pick up chl. 19 i live near philadelpia pa by the way thanks for the help |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 4159
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 12:25 pm: |
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most likely yes |
Hotwire
Senior Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 2000
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 1:57 pm: |
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Hippieman556, The whip antenna. Are you refering to an external antenna that has a coax that you plug into the walkie? Or do you mean replacing the rubber ducky antenna that is attached to the walkie with a teloscopic type antenna? Any antenna will perform better than the rubber antenna on the radio. I have used the telescopic replacement and they do a much better job for pulling in the signal. As a matter of fact I have a radio shack walkie with the telescopic whip about 5 feet long and it recieves very good! Those little rubber flex antennas are pretty much useless for HF. |
